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Old 09-08-2010, 21:39
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according to sky there are a total of 21 channels on hd less the pay extra channels sky sports and movie kids etc.
By the end of 2010 there will be 50 channels.
My worry is thyat they wil up the charge by christmas. In september my own charges will go up to £22 plus £10 for HD .so it does not take an expert to work out that the price will increase on the basic HD channels. But it cannot go up too much as sky is trying to push the new HD T1 box and 3D box. So reckon the price will increase to around £15 for the box for new subscribers after 1st jan and £12 for pre 1st jan subscribers. I am waiting for my connection !
I would advise anyone to act now as installation is only 4 days otherwise once the kids go back and go towards christmas its likely to be at least 7/10 days. i predict !
eurosport new HD 2 channel in 2011 sky news HD2 2011 to include local news as well as uk news.
Sorry but your predictions are way off base. The Hd pack will certainly not go up more likely is a reduction of some sort for the non-premium channels. Sky news doesn't have a second channel so where on earth are they going to get a sky news hd channel from? Sky have been pushing the hd box for a few years now, but more so since the end of sky+ in january, and all hd boxes are 3d ready. Currently I think I counted 44 or 45 hd channels with more due soon. The 50 barrier will be passed before christmas but I just cannot see a price increase for the hd pack.
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Old 11-08-2010, 21:14
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another hd channel, was thinking Sky Sports News HD or was that other test confirmed as it?
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Old 11-08-2010, 21:23
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another hd channel, was thinking Sky Sports News HD or was that other test confirmed as it?
About time for a Good Food HD test to appear maybe
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Old 13-08-2010, 12:37
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So now we have more info on upcoming new channels

Sky Sports News HD - 23rd August
Eden HD
Good Food HD

anyone have any concrete info on

Living HD &
Bravo HD

what about date or month of

ITV2HD
five USA HD
Film 4 HD
BBC ONE HD
SKY2 HD

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Old 13-08-2010, 13:39
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Sky Sports News HD - 23rd of August 2010
Good Food HD - End of August 2010, maybe together with SSN HD

Eden HD - October 2010
ITV2 HD - October 2010
ITV3 HD - Autumn 2010
ITV4 HD - Autumn 2010
BBC One HD - Autumn 2010
LIVING HD - before 2011

No information about:

- when Film4 HD will join Sky+HD
- if and when Bravo HD might start
- Sky2 HD and FIVE USA HD or if they are even planned

Greets
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:38
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Good Food HD - End of August 2010, maybe together with SSN HD
It will launch on the 31st as stated in the press release
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Old 15-08-2010, 21:58
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Any word on if/when Flim4HD will come to Sky? How long did Sky have E4HD exclusive before Virgin got the channel, maybe that will be a guide.


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Old 16-08-2010, 14:48
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I cannot imagine what incentive Sky have to take on a movie channel that would be offered to non movie subscribers as it might lose them customers.

If Film 4 HD arrives I suspect Sky might well feel it a great idea that it will only be given to movie subscribers....
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Old 17-08-2010, 20:20
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Landscape HD is being planned, but still some way off, and I certainly wouldn't say definitely going to happen.

Sounds a bit like a Luxe HD type non-event of a channel from what I can tell.
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Old 18-08-2010, 17:14
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Landscape in HD would be a treat - if it is like the old style channel setting to various moods of instrumental music appropriate stunning landscape images.

That used to be an occasional time out that could be enjoyed by many early satellite viewers.
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Old 19-08-2010, 16:18
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'Sky Sports News HD' has just been added to 455 in the EPG
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Old 21-08-2010, 08:56
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Sky Real Lives HD was broadcasting from transponder 11798 H. That stream has been relabelled as 3866 and now has EPG listings for Living HD.
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Old 21-08-2010, 09:50
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And this morning when I checked is broadcasting Living HD decoding from a HD Subscription so looks like final testing before launch

Sky Real Lives HD was broadcasting from transponder 11798 H. That stream has been relabelled as 3866 and now has EPG listings for Living HD.
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Old 21-08-2010, 10:14
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Thanks for the updates with Living HD I said this would happen and probably others thought the same.

Guessing it may get the same EPG Number of SKY Real Lives HD.
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Old 21-08-2010, 14:40
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I hope with the release of some EPG numbers Bravo HD is coming as well
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Old 21-08-2010, 20:02
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Sky Real Lives HD was broadcasting from transponder 11798 H. That stream has been relabelled as 3866 and now has EPG listings for Living HD.
Can you tell me how to get that stream? I've tried a manual search on that transponder, nothing
Thanks,
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Old 22-08-2010, 14:45
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You cannot get it on a Sky HD box as this does not allow manual tuning of 29,500 - which HD channels use.It seems to be done that way to block access to these channel tests in the immediate run up to launch.

Only on a fully tunable multisat HD box - where a scan on the frequency brings it up as channel 3866 as stated above.

Or it did when I tried it.
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Old 22-08-2010, 16:56
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Thanks for the updates with Living HD I said this would happen and probably others thought the same.

Guessing it may get the same EPG Number of SKY Real Lives HD.
Highly unlikely that Living HD would go in the lifestyle section at 278. More likely will either just take 223 or replace one of the Living It channels at 114 or 173. The Living it channels might move to Lifestyle section. Isn't speculation wonderful....
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Old 23-08-2010, 23:13
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Called up to cancel / get a discount earlier and the call centre person said that a kids HD channel was starting soon - they weren't sure if it was Disney or nickelodeon so I think we can safely assume it's nickelodeon.
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Old 24-08-2010, 23:42
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I met a guy who does the editing on the BBC News homepage and some iPlayer stuff and he said BBC One HD launches in October 2010
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Old 25-08-2010, 12:18
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Good Food HD now in testing on 3867 showing a rolling selection of 4:3 content with Good Food HD dog and EPG of Food Programmes but not matching Good Food SD

12344 H 29500 3/4 (same transponder as Sky 1 HD)
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Old 27-08-2010, 01:08
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Ginx TV CEO told Eurogamer that there's a chance it could be in HD from launch in November.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...nnel-announced
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Old 28-08-2010, 19:40
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Originally posted by user Max Headroom on AV Forums -

LIVING HD is launching on Thursday 2nd September, available in the UK and ROI on Sky channel 224 for customers taking the HD Pack.

Good Food HD is launching on Tuesday 31st August 2010, available in the UK and ROI on Sky channel 283 for customers taking the Style and Culture Pack with the HD Pack.
Link - http://www.avforums.com/forums/12874902-post754.html
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Old 29-08-2010, 13:44
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Good Food HD now in testing on 3867 showing a rolling selection of 4:3 content with Good Food HD dog and EPG of Food Programmes but not matching Good Food SD

12344 H 29500 3/4 (same transponder as Sky 1 HD)
At last some truly exciting HD channel
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Old 29-08-2010, 15:42
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Good Food HD now in testing on 3867 showing a rolling selection of 4:3 content with Good Food HD dog and EPG of Food Programmes but not matching Good Food SD

12344 H 29500 3/4 (same transponder as Sky 1 HD)
Tuned into that last night and saw a Living HD DOG..
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